A target to improve Welsh pupils»
scores in global education tests remains in place, the first minister has said, despite comments by Education Secretary Kirsty Williams.
A key target to improve Wales»
scores in global education tests has been dropped by the Welsh Government.
Not exact matches
The GRE
scores» correlation with students» background doesn't mean that the exam is biased against certain groups, but that it reflects differences
in environment and access to opportunities, says David Payne, vice president and chief operating officer of
global education at ETS.
«The reading
scores demonstrate that students aren't making the progress necessary to compete
in the
global economy,» U.S.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan said
in a statement.
Nevertheless, there is something to be learned from nations that continually
score high
in these
global education rankings.
The analysis, based on test
scores in maths and science, is a much wider
global map of
education standards than the OECD's Pisa tests, which focus on more affluent industrialised countries.